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Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
Abandoned Rail Lines – Issues for Abutting Landowners
OverviewFederal law has established a procedure that a railroad must go through when abandoning a rail line and its corridor. 49 U.S.C. §10903. In the 1970s, the Congress specified that…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Proposes Guidance on Oil Pipeline Carrier Contracts with Affiliates
By Tom Marshall, Adrienne Thompson
On October 15, 2020, FERC issued a notice of proposed policy statement (“Proposed Policy Statement”) with proposed guidance for oil pipeline carriers to demonstrate through tariff filings or declaratory order…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Holds That Removing Distinct Petroleum Products from Transportation Service Does Not Violate ICA
On May 19, 2016, FERC denied the request for limited rehearing of numerous shippers (“Complainants”) of FERC’s October 17, 2013 order granting in part Complainants’ complaints and establishing a hearing…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
D.C. Circuit Rejects Challenge to FERC Order Approving Cost Pooling Agreement for Trans Alaska Pipeline
On February 20, the D.C. Circuit (Griffith, Kavanaugh, Wilkins) issued a decision in Tesoro Alaska Co. v. FERC. Tesoro Alaska and Anadarko Petroleum ship oil on the Trans Alaska Pipeline…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Uses Interstate Commerce Act Emergency Authority for First Time
On February 7, 2014, FERC invoked its emergency authority under the Interstate Commerce Act in an effort to alleviate a severe shortage of propane in the Midwest and Northeast. Specifically,…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Affirms Jurisdiction over Ethane Pipeline
On Tuesday, December 31, 2012, the Commission issued an order asserting jurisdiction over a “purity” ethane pipeline. Williams Olefins Feedstock Pipelines, L.L.C. (“Williams”) had filed a Petition for Declaratory Order…
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UPDATE: Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal of 401(k) Fee Suit Involving Insurers’ ERISA Plans
On Monday, October 29, the Supreme Court declined a petition for certiorari from a Third Circuit decision in Santomenno v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company in which Ms. Santomenno and…